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Price has a good deal of information on this name: Pronounced Corrig·leitrim. The name of the hill which forms the northern spur of Sorrel Hill. It is quite well known, though it is not on the O. S. map. The old track which crossed the mountains between Douce Mountain and Gravale must have passed close to it... There is a cairn of stones on the hill [PNCW]. He also proposes this place as the identification for Liathdruim, mentioned in the 12th century Metrical Dindshenchas, suggesting it was of some importance. Previously Ballynatona in MV.
Carrigleitrim is the 902nd highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/?PHPSESSID=2sql1856st7obcggjrve8ucf47

Starting from the car parking area at O045147A pass the yellow and black barrier and continue on road/track for roughly 100m until it sweeps to the left. Don't follow the track but go uphill across newly clear-felled area. Head south for just over 500m until you reach a barbed wire fence.Literally a couple of feet over the other side of this fence the views open up and you will see a white post sticking up from a stone base which is the marker for the summit(O04781398B ). Looking SW Carrigleitrim's nearest neighbour is Sorrel hill with its distinctive summit cairn visible.To the NE Seefingan with Kippure's mast dominating the East. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/5550/

Picture from padodes : Grandstand view of Liffey Valley

Picture: Grandstand view of Liffey Valley

padodes on Carrigleitrim, 2010

by padodes 16 Mar 2010

I used to know Carrigleitrim as Ballynatona in years gone by, but I rather like the name now favoured by MountainViews. Given the many granite boulders that lie strewn around this hill, the possible “grey ridge” etymology would be neatly descriptive.

I suggest starting from the little car park at O 043 108C, above Lacken. Head north over Sorrel Hill and drop down to the shoulder between it and Carrigleitrim at O 044 129D. Some years ago, there was a muddy track through this forest intersection that led straight to the summit, but you now have to circumnavigate a Maginot Line of straggly pines, water-filled trenches and barbed wire. Getting around that and crossing the fence to your left, you are finally standing on an open hillside, mercifully free of forestation. There is an excellent view back towards the long-drawn-out hump of Lugnagun and the little dome of Woodend Hill, with the snaking Pollaphuca coiled around its feet. At the top of the slight incline, the way is blocked by a wall of forest, but if you cross back over the fence to the right you have a splendid view of the Liffey Valley to the east, from the Sand Pits to Coronation Plantation, with a few silvery meanders of the Liffey thrown in for good measure. The summit – a rather pretentious word here – is marked by a post at O 0478 1398B. Surprisingly, there seems to be no vestige of our megalithic past on this hill, even though it is overshadowed by nearby Sorrel and Seefin.

If your retrace your steps to the shoulder, it is possible to give a bit of circularity to your walk by taking the track that leads into the forest to your right. Branch off at the first broad forest ride you meet on your left and you emerge onto the NW slope of Sorrel, from where you can easily contour over to Lugnagun and complete the circuit back to your starting point. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/4511/

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Picture from march-fixer : View of Sorrel from the summit marker post with forest edge to right.

Picture: View of Sorrel from the summit marker post with forest edge to right.

Overshadowed little gem

by march-fixer 14 May 2012

A nice hidden summit. I had visited Sorrel Hill many times and driven the road close by Carrigleitrim without ever realising its existence. Though the area is known locally as Ballynatona, I agree with others that Carrigleitrim is a fitting name. For a nice sheltered quick walk this summit is ideal.

The start can be approached via Ballysmuttan Bridge (soon to be renamed) off the Manor Kilbride / Wicklow Gap road or from the Blessington and Oldcourt direction.

There is handy parking available at O045 147A the entrance to the wood. As it is a mature wood, you can head straight up towards the summit along the numerous old tracks left during tree extraction. It can be a bit soft going in places with scattered branches, so watch your footing.

The mature wood is quite enclosed and only opens out right at the summit which is marked O0478 1398B by a post. The area around here is quite flat and boggy in places, however there are nice views south to Sorrel Hill. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/6799/

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Picture from Harry Goodman : Post marking the top ! of the hill.

Picture: Post marking the top ! of the hill.

A top that should be left to peak baggers

by Harry Goodman 14 Jul 2012

I climbed this hill on 29 March 2012 parking at the forest entrance O 0439714743E. I followed the track for about 100m to where it turned sharply left and turned off it to the right to follow along a cleared area between the trees to the boundary fence where I turned left uphill through the trees. As this is a mature forest progress was quite straightforward up to a point just beyond a small clearing, near some large rocks, where the trees became smaller and more dense making the way forward much more difficult. I therefore crossed the fence O 0468414051F on to open ground and followed this up along the forest edge. Initially I climbed over some large rocks and then over heather, peat and stoney ground to another fence. Once across I followed the forest edge a short way to the top marked by a stout post atop a small raised stone ditch or cairn (see photo). While the view N was blocked by the trees there were views E to the high Dublin/Wicklow tops including Kippure Dublin's highest point. I returned by way of ascent except I did not re-enter the forest but continued down over the open ground to the road.. Although I had to cross a number of fences lower down this was greatly facilitated by stones to help the step overs. At first sight I had consided using this line for my ascent and not go into the forest but, viewed from the road the way ahead appeared to be blocked by thick yellow clumps of prickly whin bushes and I therefore changed my mind. In effect these were not a problem on the descent and a climb up from the road along the forest edge would have been quite feasible. In all a walk of 1.7k easily coverd in under an hour. In all honesty this is a hill for peak baggers and has little else to commend it especially as it has nearby the much more accessible, higher and finer viewing platform of Sorrell Hill. In my case it was the second of three isolated tops being sought out on that day. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/14717/

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Picture from wicklore : White stick at the summit

Picture: White stick at the summit

wicklore on Carrigleitrim, 2008

by wicklore 14 Jul 2008

I was tired and sunburnt when I parked at the forestry track and barrier at O 045 147A to bag the last of Sundays 6 Hill target list. I followed the track for a few mins before turning right and striking my way bravely into the Blair Witch forest. I calculated that I would reach the summit in 15 minutes. Despite the forest's best efforts I emerged scratched and gasping 25 minutes later. A lot of time was spent re-routing around clumped trees with wicked spear-like branches just waiting to rip and burst through walking gear and body parts. I was feeling negative when I finally burst through to the 'summit'. The photo shows this fine hilltop in all its glory marked by the white stick mentioned by walker_hollick and csd. Then I discovered the easy path back down through cleared land just to the west of the summit. Follow this down to the fence, turn back into the forest and straight down to reach the forest track in a few minutes. Any other route up this hill would be more straight forward I'm sure. But where's the adventure in that? Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/3218/

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Update - Clear-fell in progress - Summit now while you can!

by Geo 3 Mar 2013

As of March '13 when Liz50 and I climbed this, most of the forest from the barrier to the last 100m from the summit has been cleared. This and the dry weather made progress quick and easy, if a little messy where the debris is thick on the ground! If this is cleared up and the area drained & planted it will be arduous going so get there now if you haven't done this! Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/791/comment/14940/